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In addition to nitric acid, another acid which may render iron passive is
Answer: C
Chromic acid also renders iron passive.
Strong oxidising acids build a thin, adherent, impervious film of oxide on the iron surface, and that film prevents further attack - which is why concentrated nitric acid can be carried in steel tankers. Acetic, oxalic and citric acids are weak and non-oxidising.
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